Swiffer wet jet WARNING..contains anti freeze[views:2141][posts:6]__________________________________ [May 13,2004 8:57am - succubus ""] someone's dog at work died they used the WET Swiffer with contains an ingredient close to anti freeze and causes liver failure in animals...just a warning if you have pets that lick the floor... |
| __________________________________ [May 13,2004 9:01am - succubus ""] ok just got this I recently had a neighbor who had to have their 5-year old German Shepherd dog put down due to liver failure. The dog was completely healthy until a few weeks ago, so they had a necropsy done to see what the cause was. The liver levels were unbelievable, as if the dog had ingested poison of some kind. The dog is kept inside, and when he's outside, someone's with him, so the idea of him getting into something unknown was hard to believe. My neighbor started going through all the items in the house. When he got to the Swiffer Wetjet, he noticed, in very tiny print, a warning which stated "may be harmful to small children and animals." He called the company to ask what the contents of the cleaning agent are and was astounded to find out that anitfreeze is one of the ingredients. (actually he was told it's a compound which is one molecule away from anitfreeze). Therefore, just by the dog walking on the floor cleaned with the solution, then licking it's own paws, and the dog eating from its dishes which were kept on the kitchen floor cleaned with this product, it ingested enough of the solution to destroy its liver. Soon after his dog's death, his housekeepers' two cats also died of liver failure. They both used the Swiffer Wetjet for quick cleanups on their floors. Necropsies weren't done on the cats, so they couldn't file a lawsuit, but he asked that we spread the word to as many people as possible so they don't lose their animals. |
| _______________________________________ [May 13,2004 9:52am - Joe/NotCommon ""] haha I love when animals die |
| _________________________________ [May 13,2004 11:29am - morkul ""] I got to let MDD know. Her Swiffer days might b over? |
| ____________________________________ [May 13,2004 9:58pm - MyDeadDoll ""] i don't use swiffer, i use the generic one |
| __________________________________ [May 17,2004 8:44pm - succubus ""] but if it contains the same ingredients...be careful! |
| _____________________________________ [May 18,2004 10:05am - norwellbob ""] Well, I've got a dog with a bad (shunted) liver to begin with, and the wife just got herself one of those Swiffers, so I took an interest in this... After doing a Google search, the top, like, 6 sites returned were urban legend-debunking sites. Here's the top site returned (Snopes): http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/swiffer.asp I'd probably go with that. |